We will donate 10% of our pre-tax gross sales that day to these two groups

Hopleaf is choosing to observe Presidents Day and commemorate the recent victims of gun violence in Florida by hosting a benefit for two organizations, one local and one national that are working to reduce the plague of gun violence in Chicago and in America. We thought it appropriate to do this on President's Day because our current President and many other elected officials are more interested in listening to the NRA and the gun industry than the people on these issues. The President recently supported and enthusiastically signed legislation to remove regulations that prevented certain individuals with mental health conditions from buying firearms. Across the country, reasonable regulation of firearms is being rolled back or eliminated by elected officials, many of whom are recipients of funding by the NRA. We think there should be a powerful voice of reason in this debate. Since gun violence is both a national issue and a local one with differing strategies needed to confront it in both spheres, we will split our donation between two worthy organizations.

NONVIOLENCE CHICAGO The mission of the Institute for Nonviolence Chicago is to replace the cycle of violence using the principles, practices and teachings of nonviolence. Nonviolence Chicago is located on the boarder of Austin and West Garfield Park (near Cicero Avenue and Chicago), hires from and serves individuals and families in the communities we serve. Their location in the community is intentional, and allows us to serve as an anchor for both community residents and local partners. This positions us as community “insiders” who are trusted, respected, credible partners and service providers.

EVERYTOWN FOR GUN SAFETY Launched by former New York mayor Michael Bloomberg in 2014 and funded initially with $50 million of Bloomberg's billions, Everytown was conceived of as a counterweight to the National Rifle Association. The organization has been advocating a specific, if not entirely radical, legislative agenda that includes more background checks for would-be gun owners, laws that would keep guns away from domestic abusers, and tougher gun-trafficking laws. It also has a political action committee that supports and opposes various congressional candidates.

We hope you'll visit their websites to learn about their work.

Tuesday & WednesdayFeb 20 & 21

The 25th Anniversary of our Official Opening Weekend

Michael and Louise will be hanging around both evenings. Come see us!

Week of February 11

SUPER STOUTs from SUNDAY

Despite the 100s of attendees at our Super Stout Sunday V, we still have some of the following on tap:

Lineup as of Feb 15:

Goose Island Bourbon County Brand Stouts:

BCS 2017 13.8%

BCS 2016 14.5%

BCS Barleywine 2017 14.4%

BCS Barley Wine 2016 13.6%

Lagunitas Willet Coffee Stout 12.6%

Brooklyn Black Ops 11.5%

Epic Triple Barrel Big Bad Baptist 11.4%

The Bruery So Happens Its Tuesday 14.7%

Firestone Walker

Parabola 14.5%

Anniversary XXI 11.8%

February's Featured Bottles of the Month

Our "Change of Plans"

In 2012, we installed the “Off-Menu Cooler” in the south bar room and filled it with great rare beers that people could see and select themselves. In the years since, we’ve seen our customers’ habits change, with bottled beer dropping in favor of draft. So we’ve decided to make that cooler a home for chilled wines, large format bottles of beer and a much, much smaller selection of specialty beers.

We're offering these "evicted" beers this month in place of our February “Brewery of the Month” promotion! Some beers you may never see anywhere else—at prices that are half what we originally planned! Some are even less than retail. Some are brand new and hadn’t yet even appeared in the cooler. There are now 40, from the US and Canada, from Belgium, and elsewhere in Europe!

We also have a few beers we’re “downsizing” from 750s to 375ml bottles on our regular menu. Check out this list, available throughout the bar. Many are in 750s and some are strong, so you may want to make this a communal beer sharing event. Invite some friends to pull up a chair. Offer some to the person at the next stool. Pair a few of them with a meal with friends. We have one case or less of most of these beers, so don’t hesitate!

Monday March 5

Belgian-Fried Chicken Night

with Kwak!

It's the 1st Monday of every month—

Belgian Fried Chicken Night! You might not find fried chicken on many menus on Brussels, but you might wish that you did after tasting this! It's not historically a staple of the Belgian culinary scene, but we thought we'd change that. The preparation changes from month to month.February's preparation (pictured):

We are pleased to welcome Uncle John's cidermaker and co-owner, Mike Beck. Mike's family built the Fruit House barn in St. John's, Michigan as a place to store and package fresh fruit for the wholesale market. They specialized in apples, but also grew peaches, cherries, strawberries, and raspberries.

Mike (Uncle John’s son), has been making fresh cider for as long as he can remember. In 2003, with the help of a Federal Value Added Agricultural grant, he and his wife Dede, converted the barn again, and it is now the home of Uncle John’s Fruit House Winery & Uncle John’s Hard Cider.

We've been serving Uncle John's ciders for several years and Mike's visit is a great opportunity to meet the maker and sample some of his most delicious offerings. We'll be pouring Uncle John's: Peary, Baldwin Single Variety , Apple Cherry, and Lost Orchard. Stop by!

Feb 23 - Mar. 4

Andersonville

Restaurant Week

In accordance with this neighborhood-wide promotion, we offer this $20 Prix-Fixe menu at dinner:

-7Hopleaf Gift certificates are physical stored value cards, and can be purchased in whatever denomination you like. Buy them with Paypal here online or pick one up when you come in—just ask your server.

Cards purchased online will be sent via US Post and should arrive within 5-7 business days.If you are sending the card directly to someone else:please be sure to include any short greeting or message you'd like to include, this way:when you get your Paypal receipt in email from your order, hit "Reply", type your message, and Send!